[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 51 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E441]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRATULATING THE LAKE OCONEE ACADEMY SCHOOL

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                           HON. JODY B. HICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 26, 2015

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in order to 
pay tribute to Lake Oconee Academy: a charter school based in 
Greensboro, Georgia, that was named one of the U.S. Department of 
Education National Blue Ribbon Schools in 2014 and was named one of the 
best 50 elementary schools in the United States.
  Today, I want to commend Lake Oconee Academy and its vision for 
educational excellence and community involvement. Mr. Speaker, as you 
know, the National Blue Ribbon Award is given to the schools based on 
their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing 
achievement gaps among student subgroups. In my opinion, the Lake 
Oconee Academy is more than just a scholastic entity. It is a place of 
opportunity and hope.
  Far from being a stopping point where students survive until a better 
opportunity avails itself, the academy is a place where character and 
responsibility is held in high regard and taught daily. Students are 
taught the values they need to go on and succeed in life.
  Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I congratulate Lake Oconee 
Academy on all of its many accolades and congratulate the students, and 
staff for all their fantastic endeavors.

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